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2011 Fall Paris Fashion Week: Miu Miu
2011 Fall Paris Fashion Week: Miu Miu
Miuccia Prada showed her Fall collection for Miu Miu today, which she described as "sweet, charming, feminine, nice — and always thinking of the important woman." The genesis? A '40s-inspired collection that was given a dose of modernity in the way of floral or bird print wrap dresses paired with tilted baseball caps and glittery platform heels, or even a wool suit remixed with a boyish top and refreshing ruching effect. Mink fur and oversized bow belts added a decadent touch, while oversized shoulder silhouettes lend a directional look. For accessories, big frame clutches, draped bow shoes, and funky sunnies will undoubtedly top the must-haves list of every kitschy cool girl out there.
- Trends: '40s, wide shoulders, pencil skirts.
- Colors: Mustard, red, black, taupe, blue.
- Key Looks: Floral and bird print wrap dresses, double-breasted wool jacket dresses.
- Accessories: Glittery platform heels, bow-embellished shoes.
- Who Would Wear It: Kitschy cool girls like Alexa Chung.
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From the SXSW website:
SXSW® Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the incredible new SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the international community has to offer. Join us for the most energetic, inspiring and creative event of the year, taking place March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas.
We'd like some North American members of the Fedora Design team to network and mingle at this event. Note that Diana Martin is attending to present her findings from the Fedora anthropological study as well.
When and Where
- Interactive conference March 11-15, 2011 Austin Convention Center TX USA
- Tradeshow March 14-17, 2011 Austin Convention Center TX USA
- "The four-day trade show celebrates and encourages the creative and technical sharing between the film, interactive and music industries while permitting all of the 35,000 sxsw registrants (platinum, gold, film, interactive & music) access every day."
- electric is approx $80 per drop
- a wired internet connection is $400
- there is free wi-fi
- we are offering a 20% discount off the listed rates if booked and paid by september 24, 2010 - making the cost of a 10x10 with pd just $1600
- it comes with 2 exhibitor passes (these grant access to the trade show only) and 1 platinum badge.
- additional badges may be purchased for the lowest rates that we sell them for ($900 for platinum or $450 for interactive) through nov. 12.
- dvds, stickers and flyers are all great to distribute from your stand. the only restrictions apply if you are giving out food or illegal materials :).
Rough cost-estimate:
- Booth: $1600
- Electric drop for booth: $80
- Wired internet connection for booth: $400
- Platinum pass (Mo or Emily): Free
- Interactive pass (Mo or Emily): $450
- 2 exhibitor passes (One for Spot, one for Jared): Free
- Airfare (Emily): ~$483 (CHS<=>AUS guesstimate, kayak.com, AA)
- Airfare (Mo): ~$260 (Delta on kayak.com)
- Airfare (Spot): ~$260 (Delta on kayak.com)
- Airfare (Jared): ~$289 (Delta on kayak.com)
- Hotel (Mo & Emily): $677
- Clarion Inn & Suites, 31 Aug 2010 on kayak.com, 2200 S. IH-35 Austin, TX 78704, United States +1 512 444 0561 www.clarionhotel.com, $98 + $15 tax / night for 6 nights
- Hotel (Spot & Jared): $677
- Fedora USB creation
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Go behind bars in Liepaja, Latvia
The best place to book yourself in for a bit of rough treatment is the former naval prison in Karosta. Formerly used as a punishment block for unruly sailors, the grim-looking red-brick prison is now the venue for "Behind Bars" a two-hour interactive performance that involves being herded at gunpoint by actors dressed as Soviet prison guards, then interrogated in Russian by KGB officers. Dimly lit and decorated in floor-to-ceiling shades of black, the prison interior is enough to dampen any hopes of resistance.
Vacation like a drug lord in Tulum, Mexico
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Even drug kingpins – perhaps especially drug kingpins – need a little time away from it all. The late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, favoured beach getaways and in the 1980's he built a mansion, nicknamed Casa Magna, in the one-street town of Tulum. After a painstaking renovation of the villa, replacing its rustic drug dealer style with minimalist Asian beach-chic, today the mansion has become the quietest, most understated resort in what's now known as the "Mayan Riviera".
Get locked up in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Born from the gutted remains of a former military prison, Ljubljana's Hostel Celica possesses a dozen or so conventional dorms, but it's the twenty two-and three-bed rooms, or, more precisely, cells, that make it so unique. Different designers were assigned to come up with themes for each one, resulting in a series of funky and brilliantly original sleeping spaces – one room features a circular bunk bed, in another a bunk is perched high above the door.
Hit Mafia country, Italy
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The deep south, toe-end region of Aspromonte is still considered by many Italians to be out of bounds. For it is here, among the thick forests, crenellated mountain peaks and tumble-down villages, that the n'drangheta, or Calabrian mafia, based their empire until the 1990's. The ringleaders were eventually driven out but many potential visitors still keep away, meaning the delights of this unexplored region of Calabria can be seen without fear of stumbling across a mafia don or a coach party.
Exile yourself to l'ile des Pins, New Caledonia
If you have to go into exile somewhere, it might as well be the South Pacific. Measuring just 14km x 18km the Ile des Pins was a penal colony in the nineteenth century, the last stop for many dissidents from the Paris Commune in the 1870's. The modern day visitor comes to the island by choice, of course, and can hardly fail to notice its beauty: stunning coastlines, white sand; warm, limpid water, pale blue, as far as the reef. Before you leave, take in the island's ruined prison and monument and be thankful that you get to come and go as you please.
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YouTube is rife with cosplay creations that straddle the line between sort of impressive and unmitigated nightmare fuel. YouTube crafter zjchgf specializes in building masks of gleefully sinister women frozen silent mid-grin.
There's a video tutorial above. With a few friends with money to burn, you too can reenact the music video for Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker." And without further ado, here are some of zjchgf's greatest hits.
"At Buffalo Bill's Bridal Emporium, we put the lotion on the skin for three easy affordable down payments. The hose is free, as always."
Oh look, a happy maid! And look! She's lost her rosy demeanor after shedding her face like a chrysalis.
Have you ever wanted to see a blushing bride with full facial paralysis weep milk? Hit that play button, pilgrim!
And with these hungry eyes, I think we've all had enough for today. Go forth and give your loved ones angina.
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[This is a re-post of my review from the Toronto International Film Festival. Seven Psychopaths opens today.]
A way to work through writer's block is to write about the writer's block. At least you're writing, and you may get something more creative than if you had carefully mapped out your path. I'm not sure if writer-director Martin McDonagh suffered a case of writer's block on his way to creating Seven Psychopaths, but the end result is brash, brilliant, wickedly fun, and the best film about screenwriting since Adaptation. Psychopaths is viciously funny, delightfully clever, and meta without being cloyingly self-conscious. McDonagh's machine-gun script races with energy fueled by wild performances from stars Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, and Christopher Walken. The movie doesn't simply break through writer's block; Seven Psychopaths gleefully blows the block to hell.
Martin (Farrell) is a screenwriter has a new screenplay called "Seven Psychopaths" but he's only got the title, and needs to find the eponymous characters. He's encouraged by his friend Billy (Rockwell), an actor/dog-kidnapper who kidnaps local dogs with his friend Hans (Walken). Billy and Hans end up kidnapping the wrong pooch when they heist Bonnie, a shih tzu owned by psychopathic gangster Charlie (Woody Harrleson). Martin, Billy, and Hans go on the run from Charlie and his goons, but the plot is more about its delightful digressions than its through line. Seven Psychopaths constantly detours to short stories about other psychopaths like Zachariah (Tom Waits), a serial killer of serial killers, who now goes around carrying a bunny.
McDonagh's skillful direction makes a character like Zachariah fit into a madcap world rather than exist as some kind of zany distraction. The entire film is McDonagh announcing his obstacle, charging at it, and screaming at the top of his lungs. One psychopath is a former Viet Kong soldier (Long Nguyen) dressed as a priest and wielding a snub-nose .45 pistol. "I just liked the image," Martin shrugs, and we know it was probably an idea McDonagh scribbled down at some point, and found a place for it because the entire flick is a mash-up that may seem like a mess of ideas, but they mesh together into a loud and proud statement on the insanity of writing.
But no one likes a preachy, self-important screenwriter (to Robert Redford I will repeat: no one likes a preachy, self-important screenwriter), and Seven Psychopaths never comes off as pedantic in large part to Walken, Farrell, and Rockwell acting as the heart, the head, and the acid tongue of the picture, respectively. There's not a weak link in the cast, but the lead trio is operating at the top of their game. Walken brings a weary and sad vibe to the picture, but never forgets to bring his trademark strangeness (only Walken could find a fun new way to pronounce the word "hallucinogens"). Farrell once again gets to show off the comic knack he displayed in McDonagh's previous film, In Bruges, and he's an amusingly high-strung straight man who can't break away from his screenplay or his friends. And as for Rockwell, if the Academy ever noticed movies likes Seven Psychopaths, he would be a shoe-in for an acting nomination. His energy explodes off the screen, and his performance as Billy will be ranked among the best in a career of stellar performances.
These performances are essential for the lunacy of McDonagh's movie. You need actors who can control the comedy, and bring a sense of humanity and stability to a picture that could have easily gone off the rails if the cast didn't understand what their writer-director was trying to accomplish. McDonagh holds nothing back, and proudly bears his objectives, his genre critiques, and even his shortcomings (one character points out the paper-thin female characters in Martin's screenplay). The filmmaker has plastered the screen with the competing sides of his creative mind as Martin and Billy represent the Frosted Mini-Wheats of McDonagh's brain. The adult side wants a movie about psychopaths that isn't about violence but instead is about reconciliation and peace. Billy shouts "What the fuck?!" and demands a shootout to end all shootouts.
McDonagh never reconciles a straight story about seven psychopaths, and we should all be thankful for that. The movie shows why it makes no sense of have a sane story about a group of insane people, so why not circle back, go through multiple drafts, throw in short stories, and pepper the flick with razor-sharp wit with emotional depth? Why throw up a wall against taking big chances that could blow the audience away even if they might blow up in the filmmaker's face? Writer's block is no match for mad genius, and Seven Psychopaths is delightfully mad and surprisingly genius.
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Herman Hulst
PS4 game installs can be playable in tens of seconds – report
PlayStation 4 installs are mandatory, but you could be playing the game almost immediately after whacking the disc in.
Herman Hulst headlines
Killzone: Shadow Fall to incorporate PS4 features such as PlayGo, Remote Play on Vita
Killzone: Shadow Fall will make use of various new features within PS4, such as PlayGo and Remote Play, according to Guerrilla Games.
PS4 not "designed in an ivory tower" like PS3, devs say
The PlayStation 4 was built in close consultation with game makers, developers have reiterated, painting a very different picture to the PlayStation 3's production.
Jimmy Fallon butchers Killzone: Shadow Fall live on US television
Guerrilla Games managing director Herman Hulst made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to demo Killzone: Shadow Fall.
Killzone: Mercenary - the "definitive FPS" control freak
Guerrilla is attempting to make the "definitive FPS" for Vita in Killzone: Mercenary, studio boss Herman Hulst tells Patrick Garratt in Amsterdam. It has every chance of succeeding.
Hulst: Killzone 3 is Guerrilla's first "veteran" project
Speaking of progress between titles, Guerrilla Games co-founder Herman Hulst said Killzone 3 was the studio's first offering as a veteran developer.
Killzone developer influenced by Half-life, Uncharted
Killzone creator Hermen Hulst has said Guerilla is strongly influenced by the storytelling of Half-Life and Uncharted, with the latter setting "a new bar".
Killzone 3 "feels more fluid" and "stutters less," says Guerrilla
Guerrilla Games has said, once again, that with Killzone 3 it has fixed the control lag inherent in Killzone 2, and that it will also play "more fluidly" than the previous franchise entry.
Guerrilla: Killzone 3 load times non-existent
Guerrilla Games' Steven Ter Heide and Herman Hulst have been speaking in separate interviews about Killzone 3's load times.
"Helghast have some humanity left in them" in Killzone 3, says Guerrilla
Guerrilla Games boss Herman Hulst has told Gamepro that Killzone 3's Helghast are more then just orange-eyed evil fuck-heads. They still have a human side left in them.
KZ3 controls similar to "standard run-and-gun," says Guerrilla
Guerrilla boss Herman Hulst has said in the latest issue of OPM that Killzone 3's controls will be "closer to standard run-and-gun responsiveness."
Killzone 3 releasing February 2011, has Move support
Sony's just announced that Killzone 3 will release next February.
Guerrilla: Story telling in FPS games is something devs can't "neglect"
Guerrilla Games' Hermen Hulst has said that the firm is working on making the story wider for Killzone 3, by making it less "constrained" than Killzone 2.
Guerrilla "haven't hit the limit" with PS3
Killzone 2 was at one point, before Uncharted 2 and God of War III came running in, PS3's tour de force as far as graphics went.But developer Guerrilla Games insists it isn't done with the pushing the console to its limits.
Herman Hulst latest
PS4 game installs can be playable in tens of seconds – report
Killzone: Shadow Fall to incorporate PS4 features such as PlayGo, Remote Play on Vita
Jimmy Fallon butchers Killzone: Shadow Fall live on US television
Killzone 3 "feels more fluid" and "stutters less," says Guerrilla
"Helghast have some humanity left in them" in Killzone 3, says Guerrilla
KZ3 controls similar to "standard run-and-gun," says Guerrilla
Guerrilla: Story telling in FPS games is something devs can't "neglect"


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20A: Verisimilitude: RING OF TRUTH
39A: Trolley sound: CLANG CLANG CLANG
53A: Yuletide song: JINGLE BELLS
I am not sure I got the theme right. RING is singular, but BELLS is plural. What purpose does CLANG CLANG CLANG serve here? The echoing sounds when you RING BELLS? I really have difficulty understanding this constructor's thinking process. (Addendum: My bad. JINGLE, not BELLS, is part of the theme).
Somehow this puzzle brought back memories of Paul Newman. Too bad our editor missed the opportunity to pay tribue to him:
14A: Macho guy: HE-MAN. Didn't Paul Newman always present a tough, rugged HE-MAN persona?
25A: Energetic drive: HUSTLE: How about "Emulate Paul Newman's Fast Eddie"?
32D:Round of applause: HAND: Who doesn't like his "Cool ___ Luke"?
The clue for FED (21D: G-man) should be changed to a simple "Nourished" to avoid the duplication of MAN & man. I would have clued CAESAR (48A: Funny Sid) as "Veni, vidi, vici" speaker" to pair up with ET TU (8D: Ides of March rebuke).
1A: Cowboy leggings: CHAPS. Can Christina Aguilera really ride a horse wearing this CHAPS?
10A: Persian poet Khayyam: OMAR. "A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and Thou..." That's all I need in paradise too. So simple, so beautiful.
19A: Jackknife or swan: DIVE. Jackknife DIVE is a new term to me.
23A: Girlie: SIS. What the heck is this? Isn't "Girlie" an offensive term to describe an effeminate man?
24A: 26th letter: ZEE. "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
27A: Lacking vitality: PALLID
44A: Flexible joint: HINGE
45A: Upstanding: ERECT. This pink ERECT anthurium is so pretty.
62A: Composer Porter: COLE. Lovely clip.
2D: Dodge Ram engine: HEMI. New to me. I only knew HEMI as a prefix for sphere.
5D: Nodding off: SNOOZING. And SOOTHING (9D: Comforting). I think any grid should have a maximum of 2 *ING's.
28D: Actress Nazimova: ALLA. How boring! Is this the only way to clue ALLA? How about this?
40D: Office job category: CLERICAL
46D: British rule in India: RAJ. And CASTE (48D: Societal station).
47D: Jack Horner's dessert: PIE. I wonder what kind of pie he is eating.
56D: "So Big" author Ferber: EDNA. Have you read the book? What is it about? What is "So Big"?


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celebrating the culture and character of one of America's most underappreciated cities: Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, April 30, 2009
I didn't know that Everclear-- c'mon, you know you love "I will buy you a new life" at the very least, right?-- was playing Derby Festival because I don't know who the heck Gavin DeGraw is. And Everclear is OPENING for Gavin DeGraw. Gavin DeWho???
I feel old and out of touch, and because I feel old and out of touch, I will refrain from googling said Gavin DeGraw and just say that I thought he was a country artist. But Everclear wouldn't open for country. I will allow myself to wonder. But I will do my best to get to the show. "Santa Monica" is such a great song.
Oh, Thinkin' About Our Younger Years...
I know all y'all are probably pretty psyched for the Ben Sollee concert at the Kentucky Center on May 8.
(Sigh, Lou, why haven't you bought tickets for that? You know you love Ben. And you know it's likely they will sell out or are already sold out. You're all talk-y, talk-y; no do-y, do-y.)
Sorry, I had to have a little chat with myself.
Anyway, Ben Sollee aside, there's all kinds of good stuff coming up at the Kentucky Center. And that good stuff includes Bryan Adams, my friends. Yes, I said it. Bryan. Fricking. Adams. On May 7. Bryan Adams was one of Lou's very first concerts. (VERY first concert: Eddie. Fricking. Money). Estranged Cousin dragged Lou to a Hooters/Bryan Adams concert back in the day. The Hooters, by the way, rocked, and so did Bryan Adams, although back then I was way too cool to admit that I liked the concert a lot.
I'm not a Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang sorta chick, but the KC's got that going on May 5-10; I don't know if I've 'fessed up to this before, but I don't really like musicals. That being said, I may have to check out Spring Awakening in June, mostly because I think the guy in the promo photo looks like Lyle Lovett, and I'm dying to see if he can pull off that hair.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Awesome Pickup Line Potential Alert for April 30
April 30 is National Poem in Your Pocket day. The Academy of American Poets, in honor of the end of National Poetry Month, asks that we consider printing or writing out our very favoritest poem and tucking it in our pockets tomorrow. In theory, we're supposed to find other folks with poems in THEIR pockets and share. Not exactly easy to do unless you're in a closed environment, like my workplace, for example, where I've been bugging my colleagues to participate for weeks.
That being said, it's awesome icebreaker potential for Derby Eve: So, I noticed you from across the crowded bar, and I thought to myself—he looks like a literarily minded guy, I bet HE has a poem in his pocket for Poem in Your Pocket Day. Do you have a poem in your pocket you'd be willing to share with me?
Or, of course, there's always: "Is that a poem in your pocket…?"
In Lou's pocket tomorrow: "Paradiso" by Kenneth Koch. Koch, one of the New York School Poets, was a college professor and mentor of mine. Published this in the New Yorker either just before he died or immediately posthumously. He taught me that I was kind of a shitty poet. I'm grateful for that.
Added: It's Derby Eve Eve or Oaks Eve, really.
Added: It's Derby Eve Eve or Oaks Eve, really.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Watch Troy Live: Local Drummer to Attempt Record Breaking Marathon
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday Night Randomness
- Wow, the whole Pitino extortion story gets all Weekly World News-ish weird. Okay, maybe not THAT weird, but still wicked weird. The allegation is here.
- I have a big ol' Portuguese family, so the odds were pretty good that more than one of us would put our gift for useless but uber-nerdy knowledge to use in a blog. I'm pretty proud of my baby cousin MOVIEBOB, though. He's been nominated for at least one super geeky award. (Although big cousin Lou just surpassed him by two on her Google reader subscriptions-- take that, geekchild!) Check him out. He kind of rocks.
- City Block is closing. The only concert I've ever felt compelled to attend there was Hanson. And I didn't. But, come on... "Mmmm Bop" makes you smile, doesn't it? Smile big and perky? I need to go download that right now.
- The tix for the Holy Trinity at Slugger Field are a whopping $69.50. If you've been thinking about asking Lou out for a date but have just been too shy or too nervous, now's the time. Yes, I'll go to see Dylan/Willie/Mellencamp with you. And I'll even buy the hot dogs... if you'll just snag us a couple of tickets.
- Big Mama Lou is visiting for the weekend, and as I dropped her off at the Residence Inn (where I lived in Ike-delivered exile for nearly six months... it was actually awfully nice to see the place, especially the front desk crew, again) I was happy to see that Market Street from DCE to Baxter was hopping. Big Mama and I will be hitting the Cherokee Triangle Art Fair tomorrow in this absolutely blissed-inducing weather.
Louisville Love from Garden & Gun
I'm not 100% sure what Johnson's story is-- although I think I did know it at one time but have since forgotten it... damned chemo brain-- but I know he's the food editor of the CJ, and he's a fellow New Orleans exile. NOLA exile = insta-buddy with Mama.
Anyway, the article lists out some of the "bests" of Louisville and, while much of the list is on the tony side for this Loueyvillager, I approve of most of it. Glad to see nods to WhyLouisville, Scout, Toast, and the Makery (all stuff Lou can afford). Still puzzled as to why every "Best Of" list includes dive bars like the Nach Bar and the Mag Bar...
(Johnson sez: "Universally known as the Mag Bar, this neighborhood dive has a street rep as Old Louisville's wood-paneled punk bar and home of a damned solid Lebowski-esque White Russian (depends on the barkeep). Nice touch: a centerpiece portrait of J. Edgar Hoover with fishnet-clad crossed mannequin legs.")
....and no list ever includes our favorite dive bar (with the best White Russians in town), The Back Door.
Also in this issue, an article about Bourbon Old Fashioneds including a recipe from 610 Magnolia, an Old Louisville restaurant that also made Johnson's list.
Village 8: 2009 Louisville Gay and Lesbian Film Series
As if Apex Theaters don't bring enough art films to Louisville (actually, I could stand for a few more, really), this June the Village 8 will present the Louisville Gay and Lesbian Film Series.
Editorial remark: You know what stinks? That because these eight films are about the LBGT community it pretty much guarantees that they're "art films." I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry?? Major movie studio. Tru Loved, the story of a 16 year old who is … "uprooted by her lesbian moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban community in Southern California"? Art film. Ok, maybe that's a bad choice—that would be an art film even if her folks were straight. But you catch my drift.
Much more peppy editorial remark: You know who I love? I love Tom Cavanaugh—Ed formerly of the underrated tv show "Ed." I just do. He's in a movie called Breakfast with Scot. I'm so going to see that.
Check out the line up. Two movies every week for a month. Good stuff.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Holy Trinity, Bats man!!
But I'm giddy beyond belief at the announcement of the summer concert at the Louisville Bats' Slugger Field:
July 8. Tickets on sale on May 9.
Pinch me!
Now, seeing that this is a betting city, anyone want to take bets as to how fast this concert will sell out? (crosses fingers, mutters a little prayer: Please, please don't let me forget.... )
Randomness: Art Jobs Available
I don't usually repost other folks' whole blog posts, but in light of the economy, I thought I'd share two job openings posted on LEO's FatLip news blog:
The Kentucky Arts Council (www.kyarts.org) has two open positions: Arts Education Program Director and Arts Access Program Director. These positions should be available for application on the personnel website by Friday, May 1. For more information, contact Katie Hamilton at email@example.com or (502) 564-3757, ext. 470.
The ZOOM Group is seeking a Studio Arts Manager. The non-profit organization helps adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Must be a practicing artist and familiar with various types of art media including paint, digital arts, ceramic, fiber art and other 2-D and 3-D art. For more information, go to www.zoomgroup.org or call 581-0658 ext. 16
Monday, April 20, 2009
Beer Festival at Flanagan's
Sunday, June 7 from 2-5pm meet reps from 40 craft brewers, each brewer will be pouring 1-3 beers! Tickets go on sale via email to subscribers on 4/27 and to the general public on 4/29.
To subscribe: email firstname.lastname@example.com
PS. Roommate says that Flanagan's has the best-looking bartenders in Little Dublin. Especially Rebecca. This = a good chance to check them out.
Bunz? Please tell me that's just a cute name.
I am all for a good burger place, although Flanagan's and Monkey Wrench have that in the bag. I'm just hoping that Bunz isn't some kind of Hooters knockoff.
What do you think?
Holy Cow! It's Waterfront Wednesday Week!
Cut to: a thirty-mumble year old woman doing a version of "the happy dance" that you have never seen before and that you never want to see.
How do these things creep up on me like this? That's nuts! I need a Google Calendar that's hardwired into my brain, so when I hear dates of stuff I want to remember, it just automatically downloads the event into the calendar. That's not creepy AT ALL. Waterfront Wednesday is one of my very favoritest things about Loueyville.
Never heard of any of the folks in the lineup, but that's not the point at all. Sea breezes (okay, river breezes), sunshine, beer, everybody you know, and live music. It doesn't get much better. Weather Channel says it will be eh. But loads better than today.
Hm. WFPK's website appears to be down, but their email has the info you need (I think WWs usually start around 6p).
Excitement is in the air...it's almost time for another season of Waterfront Wednesday! Join us for the first show this Wednesday, April 22nd on the Harbor Lawn in Waterfront Park. The show is free and will feature WFPK favorite Todd Snider, Extra Golden and Tony Furtado.
We Will Not Let Our Fame Go to Our Heads.
… although there's plenty o' room in this noggin.
My Twitterfeed (go figure) was listed in Louisville.com's "22 Online Resources to Keep Tabs on Louisville's Cultural Events." I guess I'm going to have to tone down the bs-y chit-chat about Susan Boyle and long nights drinking at the Back Door and step it up a bit.
Nah. Probably not going to happen.
By the way, follow me on twitter to be regaled with stories, some snark (although I try to keep that down), my love of Mythbusters and all things dorky and NPR-y, and yes, cultural events.
My twitter handle is : Loueyville
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thunder from my back yard
My first attempt at posting video on the website. Not exactly the best footage-- attempt #4 at getting some of the good boomers from the backyard. But I do love my new FlipVideo camera. Though, sheesh... it takes forever to load onto Blogger. I'll have to remember that. Mama's taking a couple of really awesome road trips this summer, hence the investment in a no-brainer video camera.
More On the Mayor's Outstanding Seniors
Seriously, Loueyvillagers, I realized today that I am not quite the cynical, hard-hearted, bitch that I sometimes think I am. (yet) Here's why:
(1) The fraking Susan Boyle story makes me cry. If you don't know who she is, watch this. Who is the pretty blond judge on Britain's Got Talent?? Watching her reaction to Boyle's singing KILLS me every time I watch it. (Yes, I've watched more than once.)
(2) I am currently reading a non-fiction book about a CAT. A cat that lives in a LIBRARY. In a small town in IOWA. Seriously?? Me?? Yeah, I'm reading it and loving it. What gives? (This book is DEWEY, by the way, and it was written by Loueyvillager Bret Witter, whom I'm going to try to interview after I'm done reading... sniffles... the book.)
(3) Read the bios of these kids... it's just not possible to be cynical when you hear about how damned awesome some of these kids are. (Yeah, I'm sure some of them are shits, but really...)
Happy Thunder Day! Hope those clouds hold off for the fireworks.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Brownings to Reopen?
Got an email from Chef Anoosh:
Trivia Night Fundraiser @ Gilda's Club 4/17
633 Baxter Avenue
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Kids are Alright, and We Will Be Too
Around 50 kids, one from each area high school, were honored. There were teen moms with 4.0 averages. Young men who finished their sophomore year with a 1.0 GPA who now are tops in their class. Kids whose folks had died, whose folks had abandoned them, who raised younger siblings, yet still excelled in school. Older students, students with disabilities... stars, all of them.
And here's the thing: Uncle Mayor Jerry asked each kid where he or she was going to college, and around 80% were staying right here at home. Maybe as far away as Murray or UK or Moorehead, but 80% were staying in Kentucky. There was a Yale, an OSU, a Marquette, a USC, a couple Univ of Cincys and Toledos... But, those young moms with the 4.0s (there were at least 3)-- U of L or UK. The kid with the 3.8, president of his class, and quarterback? Bellarmine.
Every so often, I hear Loueyvillagers getting down on their town. Well, this should give you hope. The best and the brightest? A heckuva lot of them are sticking around. And, as guest speaker, Helen Mountjoy, the KY Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, said by way of ribbing our Mayor For Life-- maybe, a long, long time from now one of these kids will run for mayor. But not for a long, long time.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
... And All Was Right in The World: Quills Re-Opens
Breast cancer sucked, but Lou's doing just fine. The "new" rebuilt house is oodles prettier than the old house was. And now, Quills has reopened as of this past Saturday, bigger and better and more "Lou-ish" than before. Mama has come home. Hip hip hooray!
The New Quills is located next to Flanagan's Ale House on Bardstown and is open from 6a-11p, weekdays and 6a-midnight on weekends.
We missed you guys. Missed you something awful. There's no underestimating the power of that "third space" and its importance in some people's lives. I'm a coffeeshop nerd. Long live the coffee shop.
Bargain Cajun: $1 Entrees at J. Gumbo's Today & More Cheap Eats Starting Tomorrow
Seriously, why would you eat anywhere else today? You can barely make a decent PB&J sandwich for a buck. And I do love that they have a real Cajun chefing up the goods. Better still, the good deals don't stop today. $3 bowls after 3pm M-F? Awesome.
Whatever your lunch, snack or dinner plans are today, change them! For today only, J. Gumbo's is serving up our authentic big bowl Cajun entrées for just $1 a bowl. Stop by any of our Louisville locations to take us up on this special offer.
There will be special promotions all day long, chances to win concert tickets and t-shirts, and 790AM's Afternoon Underdogs will broadcast live from 3 to 5:30 pm at our Central Station location.
Kick-Off to our Cajun Nation Economic Stimulus Plan
The current economic downturn has been hard on everyone. The banks are big wigs are getting a break, we think you deserve one too! Starting April 16, we'll be offering the following deals at all Louisville locations:
• $3 bowls after 3 PM Monday through Friday (with purchase of beverage)
• Cajun Pride T-Shirt Weekends - wear a J. Gumbo's t-shirt and get your meal for half price.
• Discounts for students, seniors, active military and first responders.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Reminder: Tori Murden McClure & Bob Edwards Tonight at the KC
I was lucky enough to see Tori Murden McClure speak this morning, and she's totally engaging and funny and, of course, fearless. I can't wait to see her chat with my crush, Bob Edwards. (BTW: According to his Facebook posts, he's single again. … Bob… call me.)
Here are the details from the old post.
7pm Kentucky Center.
Buy her book, a portion of the proceeds of tonight's book sale help to buy a new skiff for her alma mater's crew team.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Help Wanted: Loueyville Needs YOU!
Here are the three big goals:
(1) It's time that Loueyville had a logo. A big girl logo. And Mama has nothing in the way of design chops. And Mama has nothing in the way of a bank account to hire some fancy pants designer to create a logo. Do you dabble in design? Want to try your hand at whipping something up? email lou at loueyville.com and I'll let you know what I'm looking for. If I use your design, of course I will credit you in a big, obvious way and give you undying and front-and-center props on the website. I'm also happy to chat about barter. I've got mad editorial skills (thought this site may not always bear witness to that fact) . In one of my many other lives I'm a freelance editor/copy editor. Have a thesis/documents/a website that needs editing? We'll work something out.
(2) Lou needs to figure out if blogger is the best platform for the website. I've had lots of people yell "WORDPRESS" at me, and maybe that's where I need to go. I'd like to have additional pages for the site to feature more permanent info-- more info on links, more pictures, etc. Suggestions? Again cheap or free. And super easy to use. I know bupkus about this stuff. Nada. Niente. Help a girl out and either comment here or email lou at loueyville.com with advice.
(3) If you've been reading Loueyville.com ever since its inception as an actual website PLUS blog, you'll remember my original, cobbled-together logo read: "Welcome to Loueyville.com, pop. 1. Have a Nice Day!" I've always enjoyed being that 1 in the population of this webworld. But even people who enjoy living in their own little world, as I do, have guests every once in a while. Consider this, then, your open call for guest posts. Wanna write something for Loueyville? Here are the basic guidelines.
- Your post should celebrate something about the city. I know I'm not unfailingly positive. But you'll be my guest. Be on your best behavior.
- Try not to tread too much on the toes of other local bloggers who are doing it RIGHT. Backseat Sandbar has the music thing down. Consuming Louisville is spot on for events and general city cheerleading. Page One and Ville Voice have politics (and scandal and snark) in the bag, etc....
- I'm bad about posting reviews-- that's a good place for people to start. Once an event is over I tend to move on. I'd love to see some reviews in here.
- I'm an English teacher. I'm happy to edit your posts... but... I'm an English teacher.
- Email your proposed post to lou at loueyville.com. I'll write you back regardless. If I opt to post your piece, I'll ask you for some bio info to include and let you know when your post will appear.
- Sorry I can't offer any compensation save the pride of seeing your work in print. I don't make a dime with this. Labor of love, my Loueyvillagers. Labor of love.
- Send your post or your idea for a post to lou at loueyville.com
Pink at the Ponies
According to the press release (Mama loves press releases):
- For every Oaks attendee Churchill Downs will be donating $1 to research for a minimum donation of $100,000 and a maximum of $135,000.
- In addition, Churchill Downs will be donating $1 of every Oaks Lily drink (the official drink of the Kentucky Oaks) to Horses & Hope, the breast cancer initiative of the Office of the First Lady and the Kentucky Cancer Program (KCP).
- Purchase tickets through www.kentuckyoaks.com/komen
- Visit the Komen tent designated for all Komen supporters
- Meet Nancy G. Brinker, Susan G. Komen founder at the tent; she will be there at 11:00 AM and will address the crowd at 11:30 AM
- For more information, visit www.komenlouisville.org/oaks.
Friday, April 10, 2009
NTDWL: Lou's so dope she doesn't have to say how dope she is...
Sometimes I just stumble across things that I feel MUST be immortalized in ye olde bloge. And this is one of those things.
Apparently, Kanye West got, well, South Parked by South Park last week re: his mammoth ego.
An excerpt from response on his blog (originally all in caps) (man, I didn't know that KW was such an avid blogger!):
"I actually have been working on my ego though. Having the crazy ego is played out at this point in my life and career ... I just want to be a doper person which starts with me not always telling people how dope I think I am."
Oh Kanye, I feel you. I've been trying to be a doper person for so very long.
Here's a link to the entire post. Happy Friday!
The CJ gets all Artsy
I haven't had a chance to pick up today's copy of the Courier Journal, but apparently it's quite the big deal. It is, literally, a work of art.
Just yesterday, the folks on NPR were talking about the possible demise of the Boston Globe. The BOSTON FRAKING GLOBE!?!! Amazing. And today our CJ, rarely a paper to admire, does something remarkable. Check it out. Save it. It's bound to be a collectable.
Here's the article about the new artwithoutwalls public art initiative.
Today the CJ also gave some love to the InKY folks who are celebrating National Poetry Month with a "Poem in your Pocket" event tonight at 7pm at the Rud. (btw: the "official" Poem in Your Pocket Day is 4/30—I'll share more on that later).
Happy Friday!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
I barely know what I'm doing tomorrow: Actors' 2009-10 Season Sneak Peek
- Lookingglass Alice adapted from Lewis Carroll
- Midsummers Night's Dream by Uncle Will
- A Christmas Story based on the movie by Jean "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" Shepherd
- Crime & Punishment based on Dostoevsky
- Ella about Ella Fitzgerald
- The Cherry Sisters
- And of course the Humana Festival, Dracula, and A Christmas Carol.
A little light on the "new," IMHO, but I guess Humana makes up for that. The Cherry Sisters sounds great. And I'm always up for some Shakey-baby and anything Alice in Wonderland.
Here's the link to the sneak peek page: http://www.actorstheatre.org/seasonpreview.htm
Best thing about this announcement: You can purchase a 2009-10 membership at your CURRENT membership rate.
On the To Do List: Lou Loves Caves
I didn't either! But two days ago the Louisville MEGA Cavern, located under the Louisville Zoo, opened and is now conducting 60-70 minute SUV-pulled tram tours. According to the Cavern folks: "Currently we are only open M-F, 9 to 5 with the last tram going out at 4PM – but starting in June we will be open weekends too."
- Four Empire State Buildings would fit in the MEGA Cavern!
- There are 17 miles of corridors under the zoo!
- It never gets below or above 58 degrees down there! (Lou thinks: great mid-July activity).
- MEGA Cavern was the largest civil defense shelter during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- There's no walking involved, so it's great for seniors and folks with little kids.
- They have a worm recycling/tasting room!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Dear Respectfuls, an Apology
Somehow ELVIS can contact me at "lou at loueyville.com"-- no problemo-- but it turns out that my spam filter has blocked plenty of emails from lovely, generous, or just genuinely beneign folks, unbeknownst to me.
My apologies. I'll try to straighten this out. In the meantime, I will check Ye Olde Spam Boxe more often. Please keep those comments, press releases, hot tips, and offers of marriage coming.
(What? You think that last one was spam too? Figures.)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Thunder Plus
Maybe not really "mixed."
Maybe saying I have "mixed" feelings about Thunder is just my fancy way of saying, "I have some issues with Thunder Over Louisville, and I really wish my progressive, exciting, adopted hometown would find a less macho, more eco-friendly, less 'Lee Greenwood Patriotismy' way of celebrating Derby."
There. I said it.
That being said, what the heck are you going to do on Thunder Day? Go to a movie? Right.
But the way I see it, if you're going to do Thunder, you might as get a little more bang for your buck than just watching fuel-wasting, air-polluting, manifestations of military might zip around in the sky to 80's tunes. I mean, some of it is fun but...
...And before you slag me for being an unpatriotic buzzkill... I take issue with the unpatriotic part, thank you very much!
There are at least two great options out there to make the most of your Thunder Day:
Actors Theater is once again having their Rooftop Bash, which takes place on the top floor of Actors' parking garage and features music by Dangerbird, Arnette Hollow, and Whistle Peak. You can't ask for "better seats" for all the Thunder mayhem. The hoopla starts at 2pm and the admission price includes parking, restroom access, and entertainment. Food will be available for purchase. Ticket prices are $40 for adults if you're a member of Actors (which you should be) and $60. Kids ages 3-12 are $10 and the wee-est ones are free. To purchase tickets call the Actors Theatre box office at 584-1205.
Option #2, our fair Bats have a game against Indy that day at 215pm, and according to their website, you can "enjoy the heart-pounding pyrotechnic explosion of Thunder Over Louisville fireworks show at Louisville Slugger Field! With the purchase of a game ticket you will be able to view all the excitement of Thunder Over Louisville, including the air show, from your great seats at Louisville Slugger Field!"
So there you have it, kids. You can have some great music with your BOOM! or some great baseball with your BOOM! I haven't made my choice yet; I just hope we have some great weather with our BOOM!
Buddy Bat has a... Female Bat Friend
According to five minutes of research on the interwebs, there's no word for a female bat. There's no word for a male bat. They're just "male bats" and "female bats." So much for a clever post title.
Anyway, there's a cute article about Jeremy Sharfe in today's CJ. He's Buddy Bat at the Bats games and at around 90 other appearences each year. And a teacher. And a musician. And boyfriend. Bats are, you know, notoriously high strung.
You know Mama and her thing for mascots... Was disappointed that Buddy was off the market. (Mind out of gutter, fair reader. It's a harmless giggly fascination not a full blown fetish.)
And even though the weather sure doesn't feel like it, don't forget that the Bats home opener is just two days away. And the Reds just sent our Homer Bailey back home to us, and he's probable to pitch. (Bad news for Homer = good news for Bats fans. Sorry dude.)
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The time has now passed for authors to opt out of the settlement. However, we can still hope that Judge Chin will decline to approve it in its current form.
Today was the last day to file objections and briefs, and those that were filed mostly focused on an issue originally raised by attorney-author Scott Gant: that most of the authors who will be bound by the settlement terms were illegally drawn into the class.
Let me, as a non-lawyer, explain my understanding of this, as simply as I can.
On the same day the settlement was announced, the Authors Guild amended the class action complaint to immensely expand the Plaintiff (allegedly wronged party) class from where it had been: all those with a copyright interest in a book in the U Mich library, where Google had scanned all the books.
The newly amended complaint, which coincided with the announced settlement, included in the Plaintiff class EVERYONE with a U.S. copyright interest in a book, not just those whose books had been infringed.
Why do Gant and most of the current crop of objectors claim this is illegal? Because a lawsuit's Plaintiffs have to have a valid complaint against a Defendant. Those whose books were not scanned by Google have no valid legal complaint. They aren't affected.
The effect when the Authors Guild amended its complaint to expand the Plaintiff class was to sweeten the deal for Google, the Defendant. It gave Google the future right to scan books it hadn't yet scanned and to circumvent copyright law (and, apparently, privately negotiated book contracts), and gain significant future control of all books.
In exchange, the Authors Guild got whatever it negotiated from Google, which we don't (and probably won't) know.
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Shorter explanation of the objections' basis: it's as if Search Engine X infringed my copyright but not yours. But in settling the case, I made a deal with Search Engine X that it could have your future rights along with mine, in exchange for something else I wanted.
Do you think it would be fair for you to be forced into such a deal? I don't either. And, aside from a dozen other arguments that could be made, I hope that Judge Chin recognizes the inherent injustice of such a deal and stops it right there.


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William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. Robinson's countless hits, and consistent contributions to the Motown label earned him the title of the "King of Motown." As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987, and also served as the company's vice president from 1961 to 1988.
Early years and formation of the Miracles
Robinson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan's North End neighborhood. When he was a child, he was nicknamed "Smokey Joe" by an uncle because of his love of cowboy movies. In his teens, this was shortened to "Smokey." In an interview, Robinson claims he has been friends with Diana Ross since they were eleven years old. In 1955, Robinson founded a group he called the Five Chimes with his best friend Ronald White, and Northern High School classmates Pete Moore , Clarence Dawson, and James Grice. By 1957, the group was called the Matadors and included cousins Emerson and Bobby Rogers in place of Dawson and Grice. Later Emerson was replaced by his sister Claudette Rogers who later married Robinson, and guitarist Marv Tarplin joined the group in 1958.
With Robinson as lead singer, the Matadors began touring the local Detroit venues. In 1958, Robinson met songwriter Berry Gordy, who co-wrote for them the single "Got a Job", an answer song to the Silhouettes' hit single "Get a Job." The group renamed itself the Miracles, and issued singles on both End Records and Chess Records before Robinson suggested to Gordy that he start a label of his own.
In 1959, Gordy founded Tamla Records, which he soon reincorporated as Motown. The Miracles were among the label's first signees. Gordy and Robinson had a synergistic relationship, with Robinson providing a foundation for Motown's hit-making success and Gordy acting as a mentor for the budding singer and songwriter. By 1961, Gordy had appointed Robinson vice-president of Motown Records, a title Robinson held for as long as Gordy remained with the company.
Motown and The Miracles
The 1960 single "Shop Around" was Motown's first number one hit on the R&B singles chart, and the first big hit for The Miracles.The song was also Motown's first million-selling hit single. They scored many more hits over the years, including the much-covered "Who's Loving You" (1960), "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "What's So Good About Goodbye" (1962),"I'll Try Something New" (1962), "Mickey's Monkey" (1963),"I Like It Like That" (1964), "Ooo Baby Baby (1965), "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965), "Going to a Go-Go" (1965),"My Girl Has Gone" (1965), (Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need" (1966), "More Love" (1967), "I Second That Emotion" (1967), "If You Can Want" (1968}, "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1969), and the international # 1 smash, "The Tears of a Clown" (1970).
Besides penning hits for his own group, Robinson (often assisted by the other Miracles ), also wrote and produced hits and album tracks for other Motown artists. Mary Wells had a big hit with the Robinson-penned "My Guy" (1964), and Robinson served as The Temptations' primary songwriter and producer from 1963 to 1966, penning hits such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "My Girl", "Since I Lost My Baby", and "Get Ready". Among Robinson's numerous other Motown compositions are "Still Water (Love)" by The Four Tops, "Don't Mess With Bill" and "My Baby Must Be a Magician" by The Marvelettes, "When I'm Gone" by Brenda Holloway, "Ain't That Peculiar" and "I'll Be Doggone" by Marvin Gaye, and "First I Look at the Purse" by The Contours.
His hit songs also earned him the title "America's poet laureate of love". During the course of his 50-year career in music, Robinson has accumulated more than 4,000 songs to his credit. John Lennon of The Beatles made countless remarks regarding Robinson's influence on his music. In a 1969 interview, Lennon stated that one of his favorite songs was The Miracles' "I've Been Good To You," which has similar lyrics to Lennon's "Sexy Sadie." George Harrison also greatly admired Robinson and paid tribute to him in his 1976 song "Pure Smokey." (The Beatles had recorded Robinson and The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" in 1963.) Bob Dylan said of Robinson, that he was "America's greatest living poet."
After marrying Claudette Rogers, Robinson started a family, and named both of his children after Motown: his son was named Berry after the company's founder, and his daughter Tamla after the Motown imprint for which Robinson and The Miracles recorded.
The Miracles remained a premier Motown act through most of the 1960s. Albums were released as "Smokey Robinson & the Miracles" after 1965. By 1969, the group's fortunes began to falter, and Robinson decided to quit The Miracles so that he could remain at home with his family and concentrate on his duties as vice president. The group stopped recording and Robinson prepared to leave the group. Unexpectedly, however, their 1969 recording "Baby Baby Don't Cry" hit the national Billboard Pop Top 10, and when their 1966 recording of "The Tears of a Clown" was released as a single in 1970, it became a number-one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
With the surprise success of "The Tears of a Clown", Robinson was convinced to remain with The Miracles for a few more years. In 1972, however, he followed through on his original plans to leave the group, and The Miracles began a six-month farewell tour. On July 16, 1972, Smokey and Claudette Robinson gave their final performances as Miracles at the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, DC, and Robinson introduced the group's new lead singer, Billy Griffin. The Miracles went on for a while, even having another number one hit, "Love Machine", in 1976.
Successful solo career
Smokey Robinson began a low-key solo career while concentrating on his duties as vice president of Motown, releasing his first solo LP, Smokey, in 1973. His first hit single, "Sweet Harmony" (1973), was dedicated to The Miracles.
In 1975, Robinson's solo career went into full-drive after the success of the number one R&B hit "Baby That's Backatcha". Robinson's 1976 single "Quiet Storm" and its accompanying album typified a genre of smooth, slow R&B that has spawned late-night radio shows called "quiet storm." Other Robinson solo hits include "Cruisin'" (1979), "Being With You" (a U.K. number-one hit) (1981), "Tell Me Tomorrow" (1982), and "Ebony Eyes", a duet with labelmate Rick James (1983). He also recorded the soundtrack to the film Big Time (1977).
Later years, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Controversy, and Awards and Accolades
During the mid-1980s, Robinson fell victim to cocaine addiction. His recording slowed, and his marriage to Claudette faltered; the two were divorced in 1986. With the help of friend Leon Kennedy (as described in Robinson's autobiography "Smokey"), Robinson was dramatically healed of his addiction at a religious service. He eventually revitalized his career, scoring hits in 1987 with the Grammy Award-winning "Just to See Her" (a U.S. #8 hit) and "One Heartbeat" (U.S. #10). Also in 1987, British band ABC scored a U.S. and U.K. hit with their tribute to Robinson entitled "When Smokey Sings." In 1988, Robinson published his autobiography, Smokey, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. However, in a decision that has since sparked much controversy, the other original members of his group, The Miracles, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, and Claudette Robinson, were not.
Upon Motown's sale to MCA in 1988, Robinson resigned from his position as vice president. After one last album for Motown, Love, Smokey (1990), Robinson departed the company. He released one record for SBK Records, Double Good Everything (1991), the same year he won a Soul Train Music Award for Career Achievement. Eight years later, he returned to Motown, which by then was a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and released Intimate (1999). The same year, Robinson received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Since then, Smokey has continued to periodically perform and tour. In 2003, Robinson served as a guest judge for American Idol during "Billy Joel Week." He issued a gospel LP, Food for the Spirit in 2004. A new album of pop standards from the early 20th century, Timeless Love, was released in June 2006. It was originally recorded with a jazz combo, but strings were added after the fact, giving the album more of a lush sound but removing much of the jazz feeling of the disc. In a recent interview (late 2008), Robinson spoke of an upcoming CD of new original songs (except for a cover of Norah Jones' 'Don't Know Why'), due out in May of 2009 called 'Time flies when you're having fun.' Special guests on the CD are said to include India Arie, Carlos Santana, and Joss Stone.
In 2004, Robinson's company, SFGL Foods, launched a special brand of gumbo called "Smokey Robinson's 'The Soul is in the Bowl' Gumbo." Smokey Robinson is the spokesman of the Great American Smokeout, which takes place annually one week before Thanksgiving. It is a day when smokers quit smoking for at least a day.
Robinson has appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives, and on The Rachael Ray Show. He is scheduled to appear on Duets on Fox with Clint Black, Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Brian McKnight, Aaron Neville, Randy Travis, and Dionne Warwick. David Foster will be a judge.
At its 138th Commencement Convocation in May 2006, Howard University conferred on Robinson the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa. In December 2006 Robinson was one of five Kennedy Center honorees, along with Dolly Parton (with whom Robinson had recorded a 1987 duet, "I Know You By Heart"), Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The ceremony was held on December 3, 2006, and broadcast on CBS on December 26, 2006.
Robinson sang "The Tracks Of My Tears" as a cameo in the 2006 film Last Holiday. Also in late 2006, Robinson reunited with fellow Miracles Bobby Rogers and Pete Moore for the group's first extended interview. This interview forms the basis of the Universal Music DVD release Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The Definitive Performances, a video retrospective of the group's music and career.
On February 11, 2007 Robinson sang "Tracks Of My Tears" at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, as part of a tribute to R&B music which included Motown labelmate Lionel Richie and current R&B star Chris Brown. Robinson performed on the finale of American Idol (season 6) on May 23, 2007. Robinson and the top six male contestants performed a medley of his hits.
In November 2007, Robinson toured Australia and performed with Australian band Human Nature on the set of local television programme Dancing With The Stars. On 22 November 2007, Robinson was interviewed by Bob Rogers (not to be confused with Bobby Rogers of The Miracles) on Sydney radio station 2CH.
On August 6, 2008, Robinson appeared at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater with English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello to record a television special combining on-stage interview and performance segments.
On March 25, 2009, Robinson appeared as a mentor on the popular television show American Idol. He coached the top 10 contestants of Season 8, who performed classic Motown songs. He also premiered the first single, "You're the One For Me", which features Joss Stone. The song also became available on iTunes and Amazon, March 26, 2009. The song is an updated version of the song "You're The One For Me Bobby," which he wrote and produced for The Marvelettes in 1968 for their album "Sophisticated Soul." On March 20th 2009, The Miracles were finally honored as a group with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Smokey was present with original Miracles members Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, ex-wife (and Bobby's cousin) Claudette Robinson, and Gloria White, accepting for her husband, the late Ronnie White. Smokey's replacement, 70's Miracles lead singer, Billy Griffin was also honored.
Smokey Robinson in popular culture
* ABC recorded a tribute song called "When Smokey Sings" that referenced his influence on the music industry. The single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. For the week of October 3, 1987, it dropped to #8 as Smokey Robinson's single "One Heartbeat" was peaking at #10. That instance of having a tributor and tributee in the Billboard top 10 at the same time was a rarity if not a unique event.
* Smokey's rendition of the National Anthem before Game 5 of the 1986 World Series at Fenway Park is generally considered one of the greatest renditions of the Anthem at a sporting event ever along with Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game and Whitney Houston before the 1991 Super Bowl.
* George Harrison wrote a song called "Pure Smokey," a tribute to Smokey Robinson. The song was on Harrison's 1976 album Thirty-Three and 1/3.
* The character C.C. White, a budding songwriter who finds success as an R&B label's main creative force in the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, is based upon Smokey Robinson. In the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls, C.C. is portrayed by Keith Robinson.
* Several years ago, Smokey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On March 20th 2009 , The Miracles as a group where so honored, which then made him one of the few artists in recording history to become a double Walk of Fame honoree.
* The 1999 novel An Ocean Apart by Robin Pilcher the central character David is a committed Motown fan and one of Smokey Robinson's in particular, and is always moved by the song Tracks of My Tears. The song's first stanza lyrics are also featured in the book.
* Smokey appears in a classic Sesame Street sketch in a parody of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", grappling with the letter U... which really has a hold on him.
* Smokey was mentioned in the Tom Tom Club's dance classic "Genius of Love" for his inimitable singing.
* Smokey was guest artist on American Idol March 25th and March 26th 2009.
Solo discography
Tamla (Motown) releases
* 1973: Smokey
* 1974: Pure Smokey
* 1975: A Quiet Storm
* 1976: Smokey's Family Robinson
* 1977: Deep in My Soul
* 1977: Big Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
* 1978: Love Breeze
* 1978: Smokin'
* 1979: Where There's Smoke...
* 1980: Warm Thoughts
* 1981: Being With You
* 1982: Yes It's You Lady
* 1983: Touch the Sky
* 1984: Essar
* 1986: Smoke Signals
Motown releases
* 1987: One Heartbeat
* 1990: Love, Smokey
* 1999: Intimate
Later releases
* 1991: Double Good Everything (SBK Records)
* 1999: Our Very Best Christmas (Universal Records)
* 2004: Food for the Spirit (Liquid 8 Records)
* 2006: Timeless Love (Universal Records)
* 2009: Time Flies When You're Having Fun (Robso Records)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Smokey Robinson
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I just saw Smokey live in person in Washington, D.C. for free. Let me tell you people reading this that that man is a MUST-SEE! If you get a chance to see him and don't, you're a fool! What an amazing person. Smokey, I'm your fan forever!
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"Shorten your axle so you can wear your skirts" Sometimes getting the right wheel and tire fitment to your dream ride is harder than it looks, and trying to tuck wire wheels into a classic is a prime example. In order to get the look you need, you usually have to shorten the rear end, especially if you are looking to use a 14×7 wire wheel. Those Impala owners out there looking to rock the skirts also need to take this modification into consideration as well. This month, we are going to show you how the axles and housing need to be shortened in order to achieve these looks. Of course, each vehicle has its own requirements, so there is no set standard on just how much modification you will need. You need to examine the specs of the vehicle you own and figure out the look you are trying to achieve in order to dictate the amount that will need to be trimmed off of the housing. For example, if you want to run skirts on a '70-72 Monte Carlo, you will need to knock two inches off of each side. Most of the Impalas need one inch trims off of each side to be able to run skirts, and in this month's tech, we shortened a big body rear end by trimming it down 1-1/4-inch on each side as we wanted to make sure that our 14×7 reverse wire wheels didn't get caught up in the skirts. Many technicians who practice this trade on the west coast have left the area to take their talents overseas, making it harder and harder to find someone reliable and knowledgeable to trust with the task of shortening the rear end on a vehicle. In this month's tech, we visited Cooks Machine Works, a So Cal company who specializes in differentials and also performs its fair share of drive shaft servicing. Cooks Machine Works has been in the same location for decades, as their business was started in the city of Los Angeles back in 1946. The famous green colored building can be seen off the service road that runs parallel to the 5 freeway, and it has become a haven for many Lowrider builders. In fact, the family-run business has been shortening axles and housing for over 30 years in the Lowrider community, as a Cooks rear end treatment is crucial to tucking in a set of 5.20's and laying properly on the pavement. We had the pleasure of receiving a demonstration from Jim McCaslin and Paul Thompson of Cooks Machine Works, so follow along as they show us how to shorten the axle and housing on this big body Cadillac.
1. The setup.
2. This big body axle was set up for hydraulics which had a set of CCE hydraulics cups to hold the coils in place.
3. The axle was examined to see how straight the housing was before any work was started on it.
4. The white on the housing shows where the axle was bent from the miles of service on the car.
5. The housing's tubes were welded in the center, using a traditional stick welding method which is a stronger weld then the now common wire-feed weld.
6. These welds were done continuously and are actually just as clean as a wire-feed welder.
7. The factory spot welds that hold the axle tubes together were also re-welded.
8. Once the axle was straightened out and reinforced, the ends were measured to figure out how much was going to be removed.
9. Using a lathe helped to allow the first cut, which will determine the amount of material that is needed to be removed.
10. A 1-1/4-inch cut was marked on the housing as the starting point of the material that was going to be removed.
11. With the housing still on the lathe, Paul removed the ends by using a hacksaw.
12. Since the majority of the cut was done on the lathe, the only thing that needed to be done was to clean off any metal burrs left on the axle from the hacksaw cut.
13. The prepared end of the axle was ready to be placed back onto the axle.
14. Jim started welding the ends back onto the original housing.
15. The housing end was reassembled and from these type of welds, you know that it will not come loose. The housing was allowed to cool off while the next step was done.
16. Jim made sure that the axles were straight before attempting to do any work on them.
17. Since the axle needed the spline to be bigger, additional material was welded onto the original axle.
18. The hardened axle was treated so it could be reworked; with that said, the welded materials will allow new splines to be cut onto the axle.
19. The axle was cut down.
20. With the welds machined down, the axle was given a face cut to assure that the axle was straight when all the precision cuts were added to it.
21. With the axle all squared up, Jim moved onto the crucial cuts.
22. Since this axle was set up as a c-clip axle, the c-clip needed to be checked for fitment.
23. The final cuts for the c-clip were added to the axle before moving on to the next step.
24. Cooks' spline cutting machine was used to create the new splines on the axle.
25. This axle was cut to stock specs, as it was also hardened to ensure that the axle wouldn't fall apart from the torque of the drivetrain.
26. The ABS gears for the axle were heated up to allow them to reattach themselves onto the axle as the heat makes them expand.
27. The ABS gear went on smoothly.
28. Using the stock axles will save you money when shortening the rear end.
29. This Big Body rear end was ready for some skirts.


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A sultry noir in contemporary clothes, this tight new thriller from Brown plays like measured chaos. The plot is twisting, the characters are well shaded, and Brown manipulates each string with a skilled hand, creating a story that will keep listeners puzzled and rapt. Narrator Boutsikaris is a perfect complement to the material. He lends the characters just enough twang to betray their Southern heritage but not so much as to make protagonist Duncan Hatcher seem anything less than a shrewd and hard-edged detective. And for Elise, the gorgeous but married damsel in distress who ties Duncan's libido and loyalties into knots, Boutsikaris employs a lilting tone that simultaneously suggests sweetness, sin and mystery. Did Elise's husband, a distinguished judge, hire someone to kill her, or is she involved in a plot with a drug dealer? Is Duncan making a mistake mistrusting Elise, or is his wariness the one thing that will save him? With Brown's skill for creating rich, layered characters and Boutsikaris's talent for embodying them, this audio doesn't disappoint. Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover (Reviews, June 19). (Aug.)
Release date: 08/01/2006
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What do you buy when you're an incredibly rich, incredibly paranoid, oppressive dictator? No, not Scud missiles—you already have those! How about a luxury truck that can't be tracked and scrambles everything around it? Bien sur!
AFP reports, by way of Mediapart.fr, the has-been tyrant bought the high tech luxury ride in 2008 for a cool $5.5 million. And where'd he buy it? Directly from French computer firm Bull-Amesys, and with the blessing of Nicolas Sarkozy—first as Interior Minister, then as President. Probably a transaction that France might be regretting right now—but Libya's former regime sure as hell isn't. If Qaddafi's going to escape (or has already escaped) Libya, this ride might be his best shot.
The heavily-modified Mercedes ML has an onboard Faraday cage to block signal interception from the outside, as well as active electronics scrambling tech that knocks out all radio chatter within over 300 feet. So if you see the car speeding by, you won't be able to listen in or beam out a report of its whereabouts. This very escape could be happening in Libya as we speak. The irony of the fact that French forces helped topple the government of a man who rode around in a secret French car should be lost on no one. [Mediapart via AFP, Thanks David!]
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Why Women? Effective engagement for small arms control
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...cameoed in John Hough's terrible Incubus?
Honestly though, this scene fucking brings it. I can't think of another song a daemon would rather rape to. This is termite art right here. Your watered down urban fantasy has a lot to answer for. Sorry, but Satanic entities are not Fabioliscious. Real monsters are vicious:
Never forget: They don't sparkle; They fuck your life up beyond recognition.
If you don't believe me, Dean Winchester would tell you the same:
Are you listening now????????
Objects in the mirror are more dangerous than they appear...


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A CENTRE which offers advice to pregnant women has defended itself after an undercover report found a counsellor linking abortion with breast cancer.
Life, a charity based in High Street, Oxford, was recorded by sexual health charity Brook telling a woman she would "be alone in a toilet" when she aborted the baby.
Oxford MPs have said women should be entitled to non-judgmental and evidence-based information when seeking advice, and East Oxford MP Andrew Smith has said he will ask the Secretary of State for Health to review these services.
In the recording, a counsellor for the pro-life group told a woman: "The only other thing that has been reported with quite strong evidence is the increase in the possibility of breast cancer following termination of pregnancy."
Brook said Cancer Research UK had no evidence there was a link between the two, although LIFE said there is evidence.
The same counsellor also said: "It is possible that you will be on your own when you abort your baby, you know, possibly in the toilet, that's what usually happens."
Life spokeswoman Anne Scanlan said this was "ill-advised" but not necessarily untrue as women are generally not with medical professionals during the abortion.
She said counsellors should not be offering information about breast cancer risks without specific questions about it, saying: "If this counsellor was not asked about that and offered it up without prompt, then that is against our policy.
"We are investigating the incident and will take appropriate action."
Mr Smith said: "Women who are seeking counselling should have a right to expect a high-quality service, with impartial advice and support based on medical evidence.
"The reports from the Brook enquiry on advice apparently given in Oxford are very worrying, and underline the need for proper regulation and oversight of all centres offering pregnancy and abortion counselling.
"I have put down questions in the Commons to the Secretary of State for Health asking him to review these services and to bring them within the responsibilities of the Care Quality Commission, which regulates other health provision."
Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood said: "Women seeking advice on abortion and pregnancy options can be very vulnerable for all sorts of reasons.
"It is vital that no matter what their circumstances they should be able to have complete confidence that the advice they receive is accurate, non-judgmental and evidence-based."
Ms Scanlan added: "This is not the first time and it won't be the last that this comes up. The people who set the abortion agenda are determined there won't be places like this for women to come for advice.
"When a woman is in this situation it is important she is given the time and space to explore her feelings and emotions and arrives at an informed decision for her, not her boyfriend, mother, father, husband."


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The instance initialization method should call the <init> method for its superclass, using the invokespecial operation, so a typical <init> would look like
.class public BlahIf fields need to be initialized, this is done just before the return.
.super java/lang/Object
.method public <init>()V
aload 0
invokespecial java/lang/Object/<init>()V
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'Serial' Podcast Catches Fire
In the sleepy world of podcasts, 'Serial' has emerged as a global phenomenon
Nov. 13, 2014 6:37 p.m. ET
A 15-year-old murder case is now riveting the nation.
The attention doesn't come courtesy of a new TV series or movie, or anything involving a screen, for that matter, but a free podcast called "Serial," a nonfiction story from the producers of "This American Life" that unspools week by week over the earphones of an unusually broad and fervent audience.
The show, which reopens the investigation into the 1999 strangling death of a Baltimore high-school student and her former 17-year-old boyfriend now serving a life sentence for the crime, has sparked a following straight out of the golden age of radio. It also has managed a rare trick in a noisy news and entertainment landscape driven by a lights-camera-action mind-set: It gets people to drop everything and just listen. New episodes are made available every Thursday at 6 a.m. Eastern time. This week, hundreds of thousands of listeners eagerly tuned in to hear episode 8 out of a likely 12.
In the normally low-profile world of podcasting, "Serial" is a certified sensation—a testament to the power of great storytelling. It's quickly become the most popular podcast in the world, according to Apple, and the fastest to reach 5 million downloads and streams in iTunes history. "Serial" is the top podcast in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, and in the top 10 in Germany, South Africa and India.
Jason Reitman, a filmmaker whose credits include "Up in the Air," is so obsessed, he taught himself the show's disquieting piano score while biding time between installments. "I look forward to every Thursday in a way that I don't remember awaiting the release of an episode of anything recently," he said. "There's something very intimate about someone telling you a story that close to your ears."